Worldwide Alcohol Policy Newsletter Week #15

Week 15, April 4 – 12, 2020

Welcome to another week of carefully curated highlights from Alcohol Policy News, Latest Science Digest, and Big Alcohol Watch.

This week’s special feature deals with the collision of the addiction epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

The Alcohol Advertising Law in Turkey.
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Lichtenstein: New Strategy Paper to Tackle Addiction.
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Germany: Alcohol Harm Continues Draining Society’s Resources.
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Finland: Remarkable Alcohol Use Reduction in 2019.
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“Socio‐economic differences in all‐cause mortality in people with alcohol use disorder: a prospective cohort study”
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“What is the best indicator of the harmful use of alcohol? A narrative review”
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“Stigma Reduction to Combat the Addiction Crisis — Developing an Evidence Base”
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“How do combinations of unhealthy behaviors relate to attitudinal factors and subjective health among the adult population in the Netherlands?”
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“The Case for – and Obstacles to – Policy Action To Tackle South Africa’s Alcohol Burden”
Read this blog post by Aadielah Maker Diedericks
“You’ve Never Thought About The Alcohol Norm In This Way Before”
Read this blog post by Lucas Nilsson
“The Story Of Absolut Vodka’s Latest Feminist Effort”
Read this blog post by Kristina Sperkova

USA: Collision of COVID-19 and Addiction Epidemic.
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USA: States Urged to Ban Alcohol Sales during COVID-19 Public Health Crisis.
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Social Media Users More Likely to Increase Alcohol Use During COVID-19 “Stay-at-Home”.
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COVID-19 and Addiction: Heavy Toll on USA.
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